US6339937B1 - Refrigerant evaporator - Google Patents

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US6339937B1
US6339937B1 US09/573,241 US57324100A US6339937B1 US 6339937 B1 US6339937 B1 US 6339937B1 US 57324100 A US57324100 A US 57324100A US 6339937 B1 US6339937 B1 US 6339937B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/0535—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
    • F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • F28D1/05391—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with multiple rows of conduits or with multi-channel conduits combined with a particular flow pattern, e.g. multi-row multi-stage radiators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
    • F28F1/022—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular with multiple channels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F19/00—Preventing the formation of deposits or corrosion, e.g. by using filters or scrapers
    • F28F19/004—Preventing the formation of deposits or corrosion, e.g. by using filters or scrapers by using protective electric currents, voltages, cathodes, anodes, electric short-circuits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/01—Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles
    • F28D2021/0071—Evaporators

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerant evaporator for evaporating refrigerant of a refrigerant cycle, which is suitable for a vehicle air conditioner.
  • a tube plate thickness is thinned until 0.4 mm.
  • the relationship between the thinned tube plate thickness and the heat-conductive performance of the evaporator is not described sufficiently.
  • a refrigerant evaporator includes a plurality of tubes through which refrigerant flows, and a plurality of corrugated fins, made of an aluminum material, each of which is disposed between adjacent tubes to increase a heat-conductive area of air passing through between the tubes.
  • the tubes are made of an aluminum material and are arranged in parallel with each other in a laminating direction perpendicular to a flow direction of air.
  • the tubes have a tube plate thickness TT being in a range of 0.10 mm-0.35 mm, each of the tubes has a tube height TH in the laminating direction, and the tube height TH is in a range of 1.5 mm-3.0 mm.
  • each of the corrugated fins has a fin height FH in the laminating direction, and the fin height FH is in a range of 4.0 mm-7.5 mm. Therefore, in the evaporator, fin effect of the corrugated fins can be increased, and a decrease of heat-conductive percentage due to condensed water restricted. As a result, the heat-conductive percentage of the evaporator is improved.
  • each of the tubes is formed to have an outer wall portion formed into a flat cross section for defining therein an inner space and to have plural supports for partitioning the inner space of the outer wall portion into plural refrigerant passages
  • the outer wall portion has a plate thickness being in a range of 0.15 mm-0.35 mm
  • each of the tubes has a tube height TH being in a range of 1.5 mm-3.0 mm in the laminating direction
  • each of the supports has a plate thickness ST equal to or larger than 0.05 mm
  • a distance L between adjacent supports is in a range of 0.8 mm-1.6 mm.
  • the distance L between adjacent supports is set at a value equal to or larger than 0.8 mm while the tube plate thickness TT and the tube height TH are respectively set in the above-described ranges, the pressure loss of refrigerant in the refrigerant passage of the tubes becomes smaller, heat-conductive area of air becomes larger, and heat-conductive performance is improved. Further, in the evaporator, by setting the plate thickness ST of the supports at a value equal to or larger than 0.05 mm and setting the distance L between adjacent supports at a value equal to or smaller than 1.6 mm, pressure-resistance strength of the tubes is improved, and heat-conductive percentage is improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a refrigerant evaporator according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of tubes and corrugated fins of the evaporator according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a core thickness D, a fin height FH and a heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a fin pitch FP, the fin height FH and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a tube height TH, the fin height FH and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a tube plate thickness TT, the fin height FH and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between the fin height FH, the tube plate thickness TT and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between the fin height FH, the tube height TH and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 9 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between the tube plate thickness TT, the tube height TH and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 10 is a graph showing results of tube corrosion tests using different materials, according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of a refrigerant evaporator according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a tube plate thickness TT, a distance L between adjacent tube supports and a tube stress ⁇ , according to the second embodiment
  • FIG. 13 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between a tube support thickness ST and the tube stress a according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 is a characteristic view showing the relationship between the tube plate thickness TT, the distance L and the heat-conductive amount Q, according to the second embodiment.
  • the present invention is typically applied to a refrigerant evaporator 1 of a refrigerant cycle for a vehicle air conditioner.
  • the evaporator 1 is disposed in a unit case of a vehicle air conditioner (not shown) to correspond to the arrangement of FIG. 1 in an up-down direction.
  • a blower not shown
  • heat exchange is performed between blown-air and refrigerant flowing through the evaporator 1 .
  • the evaporator 1 has plural tubes 2 - 5 through which refrigerant flows in a longitudinal direction of the tubes 2 - 5 .
  • the tubes 2 - 5 are arranged in parallel with each other in a width direction perpendicular to both of the air flowing direction A and the longitudinal direction of the tubes 2 - 5 . Further, the tubes 2 - 5 are arranged in two rows disposed adjacent to each other in the air flowing direction A. That is, the tubes 2 , 3 are arranged at a downstream air side, and the tubes 4 , 5 are arranged at an upstream air side of the tubes 2 , 3 .
  • Each of the tubes 2 - 5 is a flat tube forming a refrigerant passage with a flat cross-section therein.
  • the tubes 2 , 3 define a refrigerant passage of an inlet-side heat exchange portion X
  • the tubes 4 , 5 define a refrigerant passage of an outlet-side heat exchange portion Y.
  • the tubes 2 are disposed at a left side of the inlet-side heat exchange portion X, and the tubes 3 are disposed at a right side of the inlet-side heat exchange portion X.
  • the tubes 4 are disposed at a left side of the outlet-side heat exchange portion Y, and the tubes 5 are disposed at a right side of the outlet-side heat exchange portion Y.
  • the evaporator 1 has an inlet 6 for introducing refrigerant and an outlet 7 for discharging refrigerant.
  • Low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant decompressed by a thermal expansion valve (not shown) of the refrigerant cycle is introduced into the evaporator 1 through the inlet 6 .
  • the outlet 7 is connected to an inlet pipe of a compressor (not shown) of the refrigerant cycle so that gas refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator 1 is returned to the compressor through the outlet 7 .
  • the inlet 6 and the outlet 7 are disposed on an upper left end surface of the evaporator 1 .
  • the evaporator 1 has an upper left inlet-side tank portion 8 disposed at an upper left inlet side, a lower inlet-side tank portion 9 disposed at a lower inlet side, an upper right inlet-side tank portion 10 disposed at an upper right inlet side, an upper right outlet-side tank portion 11 disposed in an upper right outlet side of the evaporator 1 , a lower outlet-side tank portion 12 disposed at a lower outlet-side, and an upper left outlet-side tank portion 13 disposed at an upper left outlet side.
  • the inlet 6 communicates with the upper left inlet-side tank portion 8
  • the outlet 7 communicates with the upper left outlet-side tank portion 13 .
  • Refrigerant is distributed from the tank portions 8 - 13 into each of the tubes 2 - 5 and is collected from each of the tubes 2 - 5 into the tank portions 8 - 13 .
  • the tank portions 8 - 13 are also arranged in two rows adjacent to each other in the air flowing direction A, corresponding to the arrangement of the tubes 2 - 5 . That is, the inlet-side tank portions 8 - 10 are disposed on the downstream air side of the outlet-side tank portions 11 - 13 .
  • the upper inlet-side tank portions 8 , 10 are defined by a partition plate 14 disposed therebetween, and the upper outlet-side tank portions 11 , 13 are defined by a partition plate 15 disposed therebetween.
  • the lower inlet-side tank portion 9 and the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 are not partitioned, and extend along an entire width of the evaporator 1 in the width direction.
  • each upper end of the tubes 2 communicates with the upper left inlet-side tank portion 8 , and each lower end of the tubes 2 communicates with the lower inlet-side tank portion 9 .
  • each upper end of the tubes 3 communicates with the upper right inlet-side tank portion 10 , and each lower end of the tubes 3 communicates with the lower inlet-side tank portion 9 .
  • each upper end of the tubes 4 communicates with the upper left outlet-side tank portion 13 , and each lower end of the tubes 4 communicates with the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 .
  • each upper end of the tubes 5 communicates with the upper right outlet-side tank portion 11 and each lower end of the tubes 5 communicates with the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 .
  • a partition wall 16 is formed between the upper left inlet-side tank portion 8 and the upper left outlet-side tank portion 13 , and between the upper right inlet-side tank portion 10 and the upper right outlet-side tank portion 11 . That is, the partition wall 16 extends in the all width of the evaporator 1 in the width direction.
  • a partition wall 17 is also formed between the lower inlet-side tank portion 9 and the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 to extend in the all width of the evaporator 1 in the width direction.
  • the partition walls 16 , 17 are integrally formed with the tank portions 8 - 13 .
  • a right-side portion of the partition wall 16 partitioning the tank portions 10 , 11 in FIG. 1 has plural bypass holes 18 through which the tank portions 10 , 11 communicate with each other.
  • the bypass holes 18 are formed to respectively correspond to the tubes 3 , 5 , so that refrigerant is uniformly distributed into the tubes 3 , 5 . That is, the number of the bypass holes 18 is the same as the number of each of the tubes 3 , 5 .
  • the bypass holes 18 are simultaneously stamped on the partition wall 16 made of a metal thin plate (e.g., aluminum thin plate) through pressing or the like.
  • each of the bypass holes 18 is formed into a rectangular shape. Opening areas of the bypass holes 18 and arrangement positions of the bypass holes 18 are determined so that most appropriate distribution of refrigerant flowing into the tubes 3 , 5 is obtained.
  • Plural wave-shaped corrugated fins 19 are disposed between adjacent tubes 2 - 5 , and are integrally connected to flat outer surfaces of the tubes 2 - 5 . Further, plural wave-shaped inner fins 20 are disposed inside each of the tubes 2 - 5 . Each wave peak portion of the inner fins 20 is bonded to each inner surface of the tubes 2 - 5 . Due to the inner fins 20 , the tubes 2 - 5 are reinforced and a heat conduction area for refrigerant is increased, thereby improving cooling performance of the evaporator 1 .
  • the tubes 2 - 5 , the corrugated fins 19 and the inner fins 20 are integrally brazed to form the heat exchange portions X, Y of the evaporator 1 . In the first embodiment, the evaporator 1 is assembled by integrally connecting each of parts through brazing.
  • Each of the tubes 2 - 5 is formed by bending an aluminum thin plate at a center to define a refrigerant passage having a flat sectional shape.
  • Each inner refrigerant passage of the tubes 2 - 5 is partitioned into plural small passages by inner fins 20 provided inside the tubes 2 - 5 .
  • the inner surfaces of the tubes 2 - 5 and each of the wave peak portions of the inner fins 20 are bonded so that the plural small passages extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubes 2 - 5 are partitioned in each inner refrigerant passage of the tubes 2 - 5 .
  • the aluminum thin plate for forming the tubes 2 - 5 may be an aluminum plate, i.e., an aluminum core plate (e.g., A3000) applied with sacrifice corrosion material (e.g., Al-1.5 wt % Zn) on one side surface thereof, for example.
  • the aluminum plate is disposed so that the surface applied with the sacrifice corrosion material is disposed outside the tubes 2 - 5 . Since the tubes 2 - 5 are reinforced by the inner fins 20 and are made of a high corrosion-resistance material, thickness TT (tube plate thickness TT) of the aluminum thin plate for forming the tubes 2 - 5 can be greatly decreased.
  • the inner fins 20 are also made of an aluminum plate (e.g., A3000).
  • connection between the inner surface of the tube thin plate of the tubes 2 - 5 and the inner fin 20 can be simultaneously performed when the evaporator 1 is integrally brazed. That is, when the tube thin plate of the tubes 2 - 5 is an one-side clad aluminum plate clad with brazing material on one side surface thereof to be disposed inside the tubes 2 - 5 , brazing material does not need to be applied to the tube thin plate.
  • each of the inner fins 20 may be made of a both-side clad aluminum plate clad with brazing material on both side surfaces thereof. In this case, application of brazing material to the wave peak portions of the inner fin 20 is not needed.
  • each of end portions of the tubes 2 - 5 in the tube longitudinal direction is connected to the tank portions 8 - 13 by inserting the end portions of the tubes 2 - 5 into tube insertion holes formed in each flat surface of the tank portions 8 - 13 .
  • the tank portions 8 - 13 are formed by both-side clad aluminum plate clad with a brazing material on both side surfaces thereof, the connection of the tubes 2 - 5 and the tank portions 8 - 13 is readily performed during a brazing step of the evaporator 1 .
  • Refrigerant flows into the upper right inlet-side tank portion 10 , passes through the bypass holes 18 as shown by arrow “d”, and flows into the upper right outlet-side tank portion 11 .
  • refrigerant moves from the downstream air side to the upstream air side in the evaporator 1 through the bypass holes 18 .
  • refrigerant is distributed into the tubes 5 from the upper right outlet-side tank portion 11 , flows downwardly through the tubes 5 as shown by arrow “e”, and flows into a right-side portion of the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 .
  • refrigerant flows leftwardly as shown by arrow “f” through the lower outlet-side tank portion 12 , is distributed into the tubes 4 , and flow upwardly through the tubes 4 as shown by arrow “g”. Thereafter, refrigerant is collected into the upper left outlet-side tank portion 13 , flows leftwardly as shown by arrow “h” through the tank portion 13 , and is discharged from the outlet 7 to the outside of the evaporator 1 .
  • the inlet-side heat exchange portion X including a zigzag-routed inlet-side refrigerant passage indicated by arrows “a”-“c” in FIG. 1 is disposed on the downstream air side of the outlet-side heat exchange portion Y including a zigzag-routed outlet-side refrigerant passage indicated by arrows “e”-“h” in FIG. 1 . Therefore, the evaporator 1 can effectively perform heat exchange with excellent heat conductivity.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q (W) of the evaporator 1 is calculated based on a core thickness D, a tube height TH, a tube plate thickness TT, a fin height FH and a fin pitch FP shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the tube height TH is a tube dimension in a laminating direction of each tube 2 - 5 .
  • the fin height FH is a dimension of each corrugated fin 19 in the tube laminating direction.
  • one passage indicates a refrigerant flow in which refrigerant distributed from a tank portion into plural tubes is collected to a tank portion after passing through the plural tubes.
  • the evaporator 1 shown in FIG. 1 has 4 passages.
  • the temperature, the humidity and the amount of air flowing into the core portion of the evaporator 1 are set at constant values, and the temperature and the pressure of refrigerant flowing into the inlet 6 of the evaporator 1 is set at constant values.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is calculated to be relative to the condensed water.
  • FIGS. 3-6 indicate the relationship between the fin height FH and the heat-conductive amount W.
  • the core thickness D is set at seven different values in a range of 35-150 mm as shown in FIG. 3, and the heat-conductive amount (W) of the evaporator 1 is calculated. A shown in FIG.
  • the fin pitch FP is set at four different values in a range of 2.0-3.5 mm as shown in FIG. 4, and the heat-conductive amount Q(W) of the evaporator 1 is calculated. As shown in FIG.
  • each fin pitch FP regardless of the dimension of each fin pitch FP, when the fin height FH is set in a range of 4.0 mm-7.5 mm (i.e., 4.0 mm ⁇ FH ⁇ 7.5 mm), the heat-conductive amount Q becomes larger. Further, when the fin height FH is set in a range of 4.5 mm-6.5 mm (i.e., 4.5 mm ⁇ FH ⁇ 6.5 mm), the heat conductive amount Q further becomes larger.
  • the tube height TH is set at seven different values in a range of 1.3-4.0 mm as shown in FIG. 5, and the heat-conductive amount (W) is calculated.
  • the tube height TH is set larger than 1.5 mm when the fin height FH is set in a range of 4.0 mm-7.5 mm (i.e., 4.0 mm ⁇ FH ⁇ 7.5 mm)
  • the heat-conductive amount Q becomes larger.
  • the fin height FH is set in a range of 4.5 mm-6.5 mm (i.e., 4.5 mm ⁇ FH ⁇ 6.5 mm)
  • the heat-conductive amount Q further becomes larger.
  • the tube thickness TT is set at four different values in a range of 0.10-0.40 mm as shown in FIG. 6, and the heat-conductive amount (W) is calculated.
  • W heat-conductive amount
  • the fin height FH when the fin height FH is set at a value in a range of 4.0 mm-7.5 mm (i.e., 4.0 mm ⁇ FH ⁇ 7.5 mm), the fin effect can be made higher while a decrease of heat-conductive percentage due to condensed water adhered on the corrugated fins 19 is prevented. As a result, the heat-conductive amount Q of the evaporator 1 becomes larger.
  • FH ⁇ 4.0 mm an adhesion area of the corrugated fins 19 , on which condensed water is adhered, becomes larger, and therefore, the heat-conductive percentage is decreased. Further, when FH>7.5 mm, the fin effect is decreased, and the heat-conductive percentage is decreased.
  • FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the tube plate thickness TT and the heat-conductive amount Q.
  • the fin height FH is set at five different values in a range of 4-10 mm as shown in FIG. 7, and the heat-conductive amount Q(W) is calculated.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is rapidly decreased.
  • the tube thickness TT is set at a value equal to or smaller than 0.35 mm, for improving the heat-conductive amount Q.
  • the lowest value of the tube plate thickness TT is set through a corrosion test due to condensed water.
  • the lowest value of the tube plate thickness TT can be set at 0.10 mm. That is, in this condition, the tube plate thickness TT can be thinned to 0.1 mm.
  • FIG. 10 shows the corrosion test due to condensed water.
  • the maximum corrosion height i.e., reduced thickness
  • the maximum corrosion height becomes 0.5 mm for a test time of 800 hours, and a through hole is formed at the thinned portion.
  • the maximum corrosion height is 0.05 mm for the test time of 800 hours.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is increased while the pressure-resistance strength and corrosion-resistance performance of the tubes are improved. More particularly, by setting TT at a value equal to or smaller 0.35 mm (i.e., TT ⁇ 0.35 mm), the heat-conductive amount Q is further increased.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 shows the relationship between the tube height TH and the heat-conductive amount Q.
  • the fin height FH is set at five different values in a range of 4-10 mm as shown in FIG. 8, and the heat-conductive amount Q(W) is calculated. As shown in FIG.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q becomes larger.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is further increased.
  • the tube plate thickness TT is set at seven different values in a range of 0.1-0.4 mm as shown in FIG. 9, and the heat-conductive amount Q(W) is calculated. As shown in FIG.
  • the tube plate thickness TT is in the range of 0.10-0.35 mm (i.e., 0.10 mm ⁇ TT ⁇ 0.35 mm)
  • the tube height TH is set in a range of 1.5-3.0 mm (i.e., 1.5 mm ⁇ TH ⁇ 3.0 mm)
  • the heat-conductive amount Q becomes larger.
  • the tube height TH is set in a range of 1.5-2.5 mm (i.e., 1.5 mm ⁇ TH ⁇ 2.5 mm)
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is further increased.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q of the evaporator 1 can be made maximum.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q of the evaporator 1 is improved.
  • the tube height TH is set smaller than 1.5 mm, the sectional area of the refrigerant passage within the tube is reduced, and pressure loss of refrigerant in the refrigerant passage is increased. As a result, the heat-conductive amount Q is decreased.
  • the tube height TH is set larger than 3.0 mm, the heat conductive area at air side is reduced, and therefore, the heat-conductive amount Q of the evaporator 1 is decreased.
  • each of the tubes 2 - 5 is formed by bending an aluminum thin plate at a center to define a refrigerant passage having a flat sectional shape, and each inner refrigerant passage of the tubes 2 - 5 is partitioned into plural small passages by inner fins 20 provided inside the tubes 2 - 5 .
  • each flat tube 30 having plural refrigerant passage 32 is formed by extrusion using aluminum material.
  • plural refrigerant passages 32 are formed to be arranged in line in a major direction of a flat cross section. Therefore, the plural refrigerant passages 32 extend in the tube longitudinal direction to be arranged in parallel.
  • the plural refrigerant passages 32 are partitioned from each other by plural supports 33 .
  • the plural tubes 30 are laminated through corrugated fins each of which is disposed between adjacent tubes 30 .
  • the inner fins 20 described in the first embodiment are not necessary.
  • FIG. 12 is a graph showing the relationship between a distance L of adjacent supports 33 and maximum tube stress ⁇ generated in the tube 30 .
  • the support plate thickness ST of each support 33 is set at 0.2 mm
  • the maximum load pressure (inner pressure) of the tube 30 is set at 10 kg/cm 2 when the evaporator is actually used for a vehicle.
  • a sacrifice corrosion material such as melted zinc is applied onto the outer surface of an outer wall portion 31 of the tube 30 so that the sacrifice corrosion layer having a high corrosion resistance is provided in the tube 30 .
  • the zinc distribution height is approximately 0.12 mm, and is sufficiently used for an actual corrosion height.
  • a tube plate thickness TT′ after using is set at four values in a range of 0.03-0.23 mm which are subtracted values of the corrosion degree 0.12 mm from the initial tube plate thickness TT of 0.15-0.35 mm.
  • the distance L between adjacent supports 33 is set at a value equal to or smaller than 1.6 mm for maintaining pressure-resistance strength of the tubes 30 after the predetermined resistance years, when the initial tube plate thickness TT is set in the range of 0.15-0.35 mm.
  • FIG. 13 shows the relationship between the support plate thickness ST of the support 33 and the maximum tube stress ⁇ generated in the tube 30 .
  • inner pressure of the tube 30 is set at 27 kg/cm 2 .
  • the inner pressure is the breaking pressure of an inner receiver using R 134 a , which is defined in JIS.
  • the plate thickness ST of the support 33 is necessary to be equal to or larger than 0.05 mm (i.e., ST ⁇ 0.05 mm).
  • FIG. 14 shows the relationship between the distance L of the adjacent supports 33 and the heat-conductive amount Q(W).
  • the core height H is set at 215 mm
  • the core width W is set at 300 mm
  • the fin thickness FT is set at 0.07 mm
  • the pulse number is set at 4
  • the tube height TH is set at 1.7 mm
  • the fin pitch FP is set at 3.0 mm
  • the core thickness D is set at 40 mm
  • the support plate thickness ST is set at 0.2 mm
  • the tube plate thickness TT is set at four different values in a range of 0.15-0.35 mm.
  • the temperature, the humidity and the amount of air flowing into the core portion of the evaporator are set at constant values, and the temperature and the pressure of refrigerant flowing into the inlet of the evaporator is set at constant values.
  • the heat-conductive amount Q is calculated to be relative to the condensed water.
  • the distance L between the adjacent supports 33 is set at a value equal to or larger than 0.8 mm (i.e., L ⁇ 0.8 mm).
  • the distance L between adjacent supports 33 is set at a value equal to or larger than 0.8 mm when the tube plate thickness TT is set in a range of 0.15-0.3 mm and the tube height TH is set in a range of 1.5-3.0 mm, the pressure loss of the refrigerant passage is made smaller and the heat exchanging area at air side is made larger. As a result, the heat-conductive performance of the evaporator is improved.
  • the support plate thickness ST is set at a value equal to or larger than 0.05 mm (i.e., ST ⁇ 0.05 mm) and the distance L between adjacent supports 33 is set at a value equal to or smaller than 1.6 mm (i.e., L ⁇ 1.6 mm)
  • the pressure-resistance strength of the tube 30 is improved.
  • both the pressure-resistance strength and heat-conductive performance are improved.
  • the fin effect can be made higher while a decrease of heat-conductive percentage due to condensed water is restricted. As a result, the heat-conductive amount Q of the evaporator further becomes larger.
  • the tubes 2 - 5 , 30 and the tank portions 8 - 13 are connected through brazing after being respectively separately formed.
  • the present invention may be applied to a refrigerant evaporator formed by laminating plural pairs of plates, each of which is formed by connecting both plates to form a refrigerant passage of a tube and a tank portion therein.
  • the tubes 2 - 5 are arranged in two rows in the air flowing direction A, and the tank portions 8 - 13 are also arranged in two rows in the air flowing direction A to correspond to the arrangement of the tubes 2 - 5 .
  • the present invention may be applied to a refrigerant evaporator in which the tubes are arranged in a single line or plural lines more than three. When the tubes are arranged in the plural lines more than three, the suitable selection effect of the above-described dimensions of an evaporator becomes remarkable. Further, the present invention may be applied to an evaporator having plural passages different from 4-passes described above.

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